The Texas attorney general is set to become one of the top AI enforcers in the U.S. after this year’s passage of the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA), said Goodwin attorney Omer Tene in a blog post earlier this week.
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The California Privacy Protection Agency Board might act later this month on pending proceedings related to automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and establishing a data deletion mechanism.
Despite a modest fine, a settlement this week between Connecticut and online marketplace TicketNetwork over potential violations of the state's Data Privacy Act (CTDPA) (see 2507080010) includes significant takeaways, privacy professionals said. However, a consumer advocate said the $85,000 penalty -- the first under the CTDPA -- also shows how comprehensive privacy laws based on Connecticut's model don't do enough to protect consumers.
Student loan provider Earnest Operations will pay $2.5 million for alleged AI-based discrimination and other violations as part of a settlement with Massachusetts, Attorney General Andrea Campbell (D) announced Thursday. However, the company, in a statement to us, denied and disagreed with the allegations. “A reputable third party reviewed our underwriting and found no evidence of these allegations," Earnest told us in a statement.
Racial justice must be at the center of AI-related regulations to prevent discrimination and the potential creation of a surveillance state, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) officials said Thursday during a panel.
Some state lawmakers are looking to pass legislation regulating the data broker industry in the wake of the shooting deaths last month of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband and the attempted killing of John Hoffman (D), a Minnesota senator, and his wife.
With rules governing general-purpose AI under the EU AI Act becoming effective Aug. 2 and enforceable for new models one year later, the European Commission on Thursday unveiled a code of practice aimed at helping industry comply with the act's GPAI provisions.
Logitech’s global AI lead doesn’t "subscribe" to the idea that the EU AI Act will stifle innovation, she said Wednesday.
Another tech industry group asked to quash a New York state AI bill from becoming law. In a letter Wednesday, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) urged Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to veto the Responsible AI Safety and Education (RAISE) Act.
Expect the California attorney general’s office to support a bill requiring it to build internal expertise on AI once it sees “the money for it,” predicted California Sen. Jerry McNerney (D) during an Assembly Privacy Committee hearing Tuesday. The committee approved the measure to go to the Judiciary Committee by a 14-0 vote.